jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
Leo (constellation); the Lion
to distract one's attention
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to complain; to make a complaint
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
of course; certainly; naturally
suggestion; hint; implication
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to order; to command; to appoint
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
different opinion; objection
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)